Is the system method an invention patent?

Belong to. According to the query of China Patent Network, the system method belongs to invention patent, involving software program (method), not the protected object of utility model patent, and can only apply for invention patent. There are three kinds of patents in China: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents. The patent system aims to protect technology from infringement of exclusive rights. Any subject other than the obligee can obtain the right to use the patent only through the authorization of the patentee.